Floral Swishy Dress - finished!

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As promised, here’s a pic of the final dress with me in it. This was me getting ready for its first outing to my dance group party. I dance swing, jive etc… Hence the reason for my affinity with circle skirts! :-)

I think I have posted it in the wrong space but I couldn’t find the edit and update bit.

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Thanks very much! It’s actually made up completely by myself. The skirt is a circle – no pattern required. The bodice was created by pinning tissue onto my shape until it sat correctly, snipping off and adding on more tissue as required and drawing on where the fold, darts and seams should be. So I guess I kinda created my own pattern! Have a look at my blog for more details x

OMG! When I saw your thumbnail, I just had to take a closer look and post a ‘great job’ comment! You look amazing and the fit is fantastic. The smile on your face just says it all! Looking forward to seeing more :)

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Oh, thanks so much! I’d still classify myself as a beginner, so it is really nice to get some encouragement! I really appreciate it I love your projects btw (I had a wee nosey) they all look very sharp and classy :-)

its gorgeous on you clarabelle.i love the fabric and the fit is fab. i’m the same as you about making clothes. i could never find anything decent and when i did it was to expensive. i love having clothes no one else has as well and the compliments are good as well lol x

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You look so fresh and pretty in it! It looks so much better when you wear it. Nice you didn’ t find the way to edit the previous post because it would have been lost in the history. Now that you posted it again we will see it all;) Btw spectacular decoltè!

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Aww thanks so much! I absolutely loved wearing it and everyone was very complimentary about it at dancing. It moves really well and was very robust! Lol! My chest size is the main reason I have always wanted to learn how to sew. It is IMPOSSIBLE to get any clothes to fit from shops. :-)

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